Kansas, 1995

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1995

July 1, 1995 · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

10 hail, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$400,000
Crop damage
$10 million
Events
14

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

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Event by event

10 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wallace

When
July 1, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Wallace County, Sharon Springs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When
July 1, 3:23 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, Coolidge
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail piled six to 12 inches deep with numerous homes with water damage in basements from the force of hail piling up against homes. Hail piles still visible two days later.

Tornado, Greeley

When
July 1, 3:49 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Tribune
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.650, -101.750

Brief tornado over open area.

Tornado, Greeley

When
July 1, 4:23 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Tribune
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.530, -101.750

Brief tornado over open area.

Hail, Greeley

When
July 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Tribune
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When
July 1, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail piled six to 12 inches deep with numerous homes with water damage in basements from the force of hail piling up against homes. Hail piles still visible two days later.

Hail, Greeley

When
July 1, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Tribune
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$400,000
Crop damage
$10 million
Coordinates
38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail, high winds, and excessive rainfall caused extensive damage to wheat, corn and farm buildings. The wheat was only a week away from being harvested. USDA reports the heaviest hail damage was in a five mile wide strip across the northern and eastern sections of the county.

Tornado, Hamilton

When
July 1, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, Coolidge
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
38.020, -102.000

Water over the road. Reports of four to seven inches of rain.

Tornado, Greeley

When
July 1, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Tribune
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Brief tornado over open area.

Hail, Hamilton

When
July 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water over the road. Reports of four to seven inches of rain.

Hail, Kearny

When
July 1, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, Lakin
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Morton

When
July 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Morton County, Rolla
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grant

When
July 1, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Ulysses
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grant

When
July 1, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Ulysses
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10325216, 10326512, 10326454, 10326455, 10326461, 10326513, 10326462, 10326514, 10326463, 10326515, 10326751, 10326027, 10323568, 10323569.